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2018-02-24 10:02:311. 新聞來源：
mlbtraderumors
2. 新聞標題：
Tigers Sign Francisco Liriano, Louis Coleman(中文翻譯從第六頁開始)
3. 新聞內容：
By Steve Adams | February 23, 2018 at 3:08pm CDT
3:08pm: Liriano is officially a member of the Tigers.
12:44pm: The Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $4MM contract with lefty
Francisco Liriano, reports FanRag’s Robert Murray (Twitter link). The deal
also contains another $1MM in available incentives. Murray had recently
tweeted that the market for Liriano, a client of the Legacy Agency, was
picking up some steam.
Liriano, 34, enjoyed a resurgence as a key member of the Pirates from
2013-15, somewhat quietly reestablishing himself as a considerably
above-average big league starter.
The past two seasons, though, have been another story. Liriano has bounced
from Pittsburgh to Toronto to Houston, working to a combined 5.05 ERA through
260 innings as the control issues that hounded him earlier in his career
resurfaced (4.8 BB/9, 1.3 HR/9). Accordingly, Liriano’s swinging-strike rate
dropped to 11.4 percent in 2016 and 9.6 in 2017 — the worst marks of his
career.
Liriano still averages better than 92 mph on his fastball and can induce
grounders at an average or better rate. He also held lefties to a fairly
feeble .247/.300/.355 slash last season, though one would typically prefer to
see a bit more dominance against same-handed opponents when considering a
pitcher as a left-handed specialist. It’s not clear at this time whether he’
ll function as a starter or a reliever with his new club, though in his run
with the Astros last season, he worked exclusively out of the bullpen.
At present, though, the Tigers certainly seem like a team that could use some
rotation depth. Ace Michael Fulmer is coming off surgery to re-position the
ulnar nerve in his pitching arm, while Jordan Zimmermann battled neck and
back injuries in what was a dismal overall season in his second year with
Detroit.
Young lefties Daniel Norris and Matt Boyd have yet to cement themselves as
quality big league options, even though each has flashed potential on more
than one occasion. And righty Mike Fiers, signed earlier this winter to be
the fifth starter, is coming off a poor season himself, which led to a
non-tender from the Astros. Longtime setup man Alex Wilson is being stretched
out as a potential starter this spring as well, and veteran non-roster
invitee Travis Wood could also vie for a starting spot.
If Liriano is used in relief, he’ll join Blaine Hardy and Daniel Stumpf as
southpaws in a bullpen, where Wood could also compete for a spot. The current
composition of the Tigers’ bullpen is thin beyond closer Shane Greene, to
put things delicately. Jason Martinez of MLBTR and Roster Resource currently
projects Wilson (assuming he doesn’t start), Drew VerHagen, Hardy, Stumpf,
Joe Jimenez and Buck Farmer to round out the relief corps behind Greene.
Johnny Barbato, Zac Reininger and Jairo Labourt are all 40-man options in
Triple-A, while Wood, Enrique Burgos and Victor Alcantara headline the
non-roster invitees competing for jobs this spring.
Liriano is a known commodity for much of the Tigers coaching staff, as
first-year Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire served as his skipper from 2005-12
with the Twins. Tigers bullpen coach Rick Anderson was Liriano’s pitching
coach during his Twins days, while bench coach Steve Liddle and quality
control coach Joe Vavra were also on Gardenhire’s staff when Liriano was
with Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
By Jeff Todd | February 23, 2018 at 4:42pm CDT
The Tigers have agreed to terms on a minors deal with righty Louis Coleman,
according to SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo (via Twitter). Additional terms of
the accord are not yet known.
Coleman, 31, has spent parts of six seasons in the majors, most recently in
2016 with the Dodgers. Though he struggled in his 48 frames with Los Angeles,
Coleman was at least able to show again that he could stay healthy after
missing the bulk of 2015. He posted velocity and swinging-strike (12.4%)
figures in line with his career norms, but ended the year with a 4.69 ERA and
8.4 K/9 against 4.5 BB/9.
It came as no surprise when Coleman settled for a minor-league agreement with
the Reds last winter, but it also seemed reasonable to expect he could earn
his way back to the majors. After all, prior to landing with the Dodgers,
Coleman owned a lifetime 3.20 ERA through 177 1/3 MLB frames.
As it turned out, though, Coleman failed to crack the Reds’ dreadful pen and
also could not earn a shot upon signing with the Diamondbacks in the middle
of the 2017 campaign. But he did rack up quality innings at Triple-A through
the year, ended with 64 frames of 2.25 ERA pitching over fifty outings.
Coleman averaged a solid 10.8 K/9 on the year, though he also surrendered 4.5
BB/9, reflecting a longstanding propensity to hand out a few too many free
passes.
Now, Coleman will join the mix at Tigers camp in hopes of earning a spot in
the pecking order — if not a MLB job out of camp. The organization is not
exactly loaded with sure things in the relief corps. Unsurprisingly, the
Tigers have brought in a few non-roster players already, including pitchers
such as Travis Wood and Enrique Burgos, to boost the depth and provide
competition this spring.
4. 新聞連結：
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/tigers-sign-francisco-liriano.html
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/tigers-to-sign-louis-coleman.html
5. 備註：
(1) 老虎隊以$4MM/1YR簽下現年34歲的Francisco Liriano，合約中包含$1MM的激勵獎金。
另外，以小聯盟約簽下Louis Coleman。
(2) Liriano的速球仍有92 mph，製造滾地球的能力也高於平均值，對左打者也有一定壓制
力(上季對左打者三圍 .247/.300/.355)。
(3) 儘管上季從藍鳥隊交易至太空人後僅擔任後援，但作者表示目前還不清楚他在老虎隊
的定位是先發還是牛棚投手，不過以老虎隊幾位先發有受傷的情況判斷，確實需要先著眼
於先發的深度(王牌Michael Fulmer右手肘動過尺神經復位手術，仍需一段復原期、Jordan
Zimmermann則是從去年開始就有頸部與背部的傷勢，2/14才剛接受下背部的注射治療)。
(4) Francisco Liriano與現任老虎隊教練團頗有淵源，現任總教練Ron Gardenhire是他
生涯初期在雙城隊的總教練、現任牛棚教練Rick Anderson也是他在雙城時期的投手教練、
現任板凳教練Steve Liddle、品管教練Joe Vavra也曾在雙城Gardenhire任內麾下服務。
(5) 老虎隊今年預計的投手陣容：
A. SP：Michael Fulmer、Jordan Zimmermann、Daniel Norris(L)、Matt Boyd(L)、
Mike Fiers、Francisco Liriano、Travis Wood。
*註：長期擔任佈局投手的Alex Wilson在春訓期間也會嘗試擔任先發，不過預計不會先發。
B. RP：Blaine Hardy(L)、Daniel Stumpf(L)、Drew VerHagen、Joe Jimenez、
Buck Farmer、Johnny Barbato、Enrique Burgos。
C. SU：Alex Wilson。
D. CL：Shane Greene。
(6) Francisco Liriano去年在藍鳥與太空人的成績表現(去年薪水：$13.67MM)：
W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
6 - 7 5.66 97.0 66 61 85 53 80 4.64 1.629